AMPs	Antimicrobial peptides
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
BM	Bone morphogenetic protein
CAMP	Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide
CCR2	C–C chemokine receptor type 2
CCR6	C–C chemokine receptor type 6
CNV	Copy number variation
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
DAMPs	Damage-associated molecular patterns
DC	Dendritic cell
DUOX1	Dual oxidase 1
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
ELA2	Neutrophil elastase 2
FGF2	Fibroblast growth factor
GEC	Gingival epithelial cell
HBEGF	Heparin binding EGF like growth factor
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HGFs	Human gingival fibroblasts
HMGB1	High mobility group box 1
IDR	Innate defense regulator
IGF	Insulin like growth factor
IL-1α	Interleukin-1α
IL-33	Interleukin-33
JAK	Janus Kinase
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
LTA	Lipoteichoic acid
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
MIP–3	Macrophage inflammatory protein-3 alpha
MRGPRX2	Mas-related G-protein coupled receptor member X2
NETs	Neutrophil extracellular traps
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NOD2	Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain
OSCC	Oral squamous cell carcinoma
P2X7	Purinoceptor 7
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription